Math 54 Prac Test #1

1) Data set X: {11 12 15 27 27 33 34 39 41 53 75}

A. What is the Median? ________ B. What is the 1st Quartile (Q1)? ________
rd
C. What is the 3 Quartile (Q3)? ______ D. What is the sample mean? ________
E. What is the mode? _________ F. What is the IQR (Q3 Q1)? _______
G. Range _______ H. Sample standard deviation ________
I. sample size n=_______ J. Draw a box plot of the data.
K. Find x-bar plus and minus 1 st dev L. Find x-bar plus and minus 2 st dev
M. Outliers (1.5*IQR) are less than ____ and more than ____

2) Data set Y: {32 32 39 44 67 11 11 18 20 23 24 32 }

A. What is the Median? ________ B. What is the 1st Quartile (Q1)? ________
rd
C. What is the 3 Quartile (Q3)? ______ D. What is the sample mean? ________
E. What is the mode? _________ F. What is the IQR (Q3 Q1)? _______
G. Range _______ H. Sample standard deviation ________
I. sample size n=_______ J. Draw a box plot of the data.
K. Find x-bar plus and minus st dev L. Find x-bar plus and minus 2 st dev
M. Outliers (1.5*IQR) are less than ____ and more than ____

3. The weights of the male and female students in a class are summarized in the following box
plots:

Which of the following is NOT correct?

a) About 50% of the male students have weights between 150 and 185 lbs.
b) About 25% of female students have weights more than 130 lbs.
c) The median weight of male students is about 162 lbs.
d) The mean weight of female students is about 120 because of symmetry.
e) The male students have less variability than the female students.

4. If there are 5 people in the room and the median age is 30. How many people are age 30 in the
room?
a) 0 b) at least 1 c) at least 2 d) Who Knows

5. Left tails A P(Z < -1.74) = B P(Z < 2.07) =

Right Tails C P(Z >-1.97) = D P(Z > .04) =

In between E P(1.23 < Z < 1.45)= F P(-2.73 < Z < 1.95)=

G P(1.2 < Z < 4.5)= H P(-4.9 < Z < 1.07)=

I P(0 < Z < 0.75)=

Find the z(s) corresponding to:
J Bottom 10% K Middle 60%
L Top 3%

6. Assume that ACT scores are normally distributed and the average ACT score is 21 with a
population standard deviation of 7 points.
A. What is the probability that you SRS one student that scored below than a 22?
B. What is the probability that you SRS one student that scored higher than a 27?
C. What is the probability that you SRS one student that scored between 21 and 24?
D. The bottom 10% received below what score on the ACT?
E. The top 5% received above what score on the ACT?
F. The middle 70% scored between ______________ and ____________.

7. Assume that SAT scores are distributed normally with a mean of 980 and a population standard
deviation of 65.

7a. What is the probability of SRS 1 person and they have an SAT score more than 1020?
a) .3846 b) .6153 c) .7324 d) .2676

7b. The top 25% scored above what value on the SAT?
a) 1028.75 b) 996.25 c) 1023.55 d) 936.45

8. Assume tuna lengths are normally distributed and the average length of 35 inches with a
population standard deviation of 11 inches.
A. What is the probability that you randomly select 1 tuna and their length is more than 38 inches?

B. What is the probability that you randomly select 1 tuna and their length is between 30 and 35
inches?
C. The middle 90% of tuna would be between ______________ and ______________.
D. The middle 95% of tuna would be between ______________ and ______________.
E. The middle 99% of tuna would be between ______________ and ______________.

9. The probability the Bob makes a free throw is 0.4

If he shoots 6 free throws what is the probability that he makes:
A) exactly 4 free throws? B) 2 or less free throws?
C) 1 or more free throws?

10. The probability the Sue makes a free throw is 0.45

If she shoots 8 free throws what is the probability that he makes:
A) exactly 3 free throws? B) 2 or more free throws?
C) 6 or less free throws?

11. The probability the Jen makes a free throw is 0.17

If she shoots 9 free throws what is the probability that he makes:
A) exactly 2 free throws? B) 1 or more free throws?